Experimental Determination of the Velocity of Light

Name: Experimental Determination of the Velocity of Light
Author: Albert A. (Albert Abraham) Michelson

by Albert A. (Albert Abraham) Michelson

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Experimental Determination of the Velocity of Light Made at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis

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Project Gutenberg

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Page images provided by Case Western Reserve University's Digital Preservation Department

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2004-03-01

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Public domain in the USA.

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Light -- Speed

About the author

Albert A. (Albert Abraham) Michelson

1852–1931

Best known for measuring the speed of light with extraordinary precision, this pioneering physicist helped shape modern experimental science. In 1907, he became the first American to win a Nobel Prize in a science field.

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